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Dropping an AS
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Heyy so.... it turns out 4 AS was a bit optimistic, and I'm thinking I'll drop one. I feel like such a failure but I'm getting stressed already and it's only a week in.
How much is dropping one going to hinder me?
I would want to carry the 3 on to A level, I just don't feel at the moment I can cope with doing 4AS. Mainly because it's such a huge leap from how much I did at GCSE (I was in school for less than 10 hours a week, and that was all the work I did)
If I don't have 4AS will I still be able to get into uni? (assuming I do 3A levels still)
Thanks
How much is dropping one going to hinder me?
I would want to carry the 3 on to A level, I just don't feel at the moment I can cope with doing 4AS. Mainly because it's such a huge leap from how much I did at GCSE (I was in school for less than 10 hours a week, and that was all the work I did)
If I don't have 4AS will I still be able to get into uni? (assuming I do 3A levels still)
Thanks
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It's been a long time since I did my AS Levels but when I did them (the second year they were running) they seemed to be treated more as a predictor of A Levels and a way to keep some options open.
There are other things you can do to enhance a UCAS form; grade 6 and above music exams (for example) count for UCAS points.
What are your uni plans?
Don't forget, things may settle down as you get used to working at a higher level (I remember the jump from GCSE to AS being much bigger than I thought!).
try not to be put off by the press going on about people with six A levels and all of that rubbish. for the vast majority of degree courses you need three. worst case scenario, you don't don't do as well as you hoped or don't get enough points, you can take an extra year at college and do another A level.
:yes: I found my A Level year a bit easier (the jump academically was less and I had some good grades to stand on) so I did an extra AS then, but it wasn't necessary for uni.
Thank you for all the votes of confidence though, every one else I asked about it said I was just being a failure. Love you guys
Pretty much this.
If this was me, I'd do 3 A Levels and if I hadn't decided what to do at uni, I'd take a gap year and get some work experience and decide from there what to do.
But if you really wanted some more points or something, you could do epq. Its like critical thinking but uni's think of it really highly because it shows you have indepentant learning and stuff etc.